About 1,000 Maine residents and local officials attend two meetings, with testimony split between those who think it will hurt the region’s forest products industry and others who think it will pump new life into a lackluster economy.
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LePage suggests King is acting in support of national park near Katahdin
The governor and U.S. senator clash over whether inviting the park service chief to the state to hear from the public is ‘ignoring the will of Mainers.’
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Federal parks director to hear from Mainers on North Woods national monument
Jonathan Jarvis plans May 16 meetings in Maine as the Obama administration considers a step toward a national park in the Katahdin region.
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LePage giving ‘very serious thought’ to challenging King for Senate seat
The governor criticized Sen. Angus King during a speech in Bangor Tuesday night.
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Maine’s Sen. Angus King to meet with Obama’s Supreme Court nominee
Maine’s junior senator, an independent, will have a one-on-one meeting with Merrick Garland next week in Washington.
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King and Pingree lend a hand to restore Nova Scotia ferry service
The lack of a vessel imperils the 2016 Portland-to-Nova Scotia ferry season, a situation city and state officials want to remedy.
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After initial silence, Angus King says LePage’s drug dealer comments ‘wrong’
King says he doesn’t believe the governor is a racist.
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Poliquin still noncommittal on ‘fast-track’ trade deal as vote approaches
The Republican from the 2nd District is in an interesting spot on the key trade vote: His party backs the deal, but his Maine colleagues in Congress are opposed to it and New Balance says it could increase pressure to offshore 900 jobs here.